BIODEGRADABLE ARTICLES BASED ON STARCH AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THEM

摘要

Formed articles comprising destructurized starch, an ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer and a product of the interaction of starch and ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer wherein the starch not bound to t he copolymer is in the form of particles having sizes below 1 micron. The water content of such articles is lower than the one usually present in the starch. Said formed articles can also contain urea in an amount no higher than 30 % by weight and/or ammonia in an amount not higher than 0.5 % by weight. The process for obtaining such articles comprises the steps of extruding starch, an ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer and optionally water, urea and/or ammonia at a temperature ranging from 90 to 150.degree.C, reducing the water content to values lower than 6 % by weight and injection molding or extrusion blowing the resulting composition.